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With the increase in climate change, environmental pollution and emissions in the world, a fight with fossil fuels has been entered. Many countries have begun to take measures to control CO2 emissions, enact laws and amend existing laws. Traditional logistics, which ignores the deterioration of ecological balance, adopts only product and consumption-oriented logistics. Issues such as waste management, the use of renewable energy sources and the circular economy are neglected. While traditional logistics is a purely cost-oriented and monetary-oriented type of transportation, green logistics concept has been revealed as an alternative to this situation. Especially in the emergence of green logistics, the increase in sensitivity and concerns about the environment can be shown as a reason. With the development of the logistics sector, the trend has started to increase in issues such as ecological balance, emission emission emission rates, savings understanding and renewable energy sources. In this context, many companies operating in the logistics sector use efficient transportation methods compatible with the environment, development of distribution and packaging systems, and, he decided that many services such as waste management and emission control should be within the framework of a nature-friendly understanding. These eco-friendly practices have accelerated the transition from traditional logistics to green logistics understanding, enabling companies to update their mission and vision policies. Because the issue to be considered here is the continuous reduction of the supply of natural resources globally and the increase in the degree of pollution. Green logistics activities, which also contribute to the circular economy, are the most important factors that enable the development of a sustainable environment. With renewable energy policies becoming an important issue in the field of logistics, environmentally friendly practices have emerged. In particular, companies within the scope of green logistics in order to achieve maximum profit at minimum cost; green supply, green production, green packaging, green transportation, green storage and on the contrary, logistics have begun to focus on issues such as. Because companies need to discover new markets and improve their brand image in order to have a good position in international markets. Carrying out both production and logistics activities without leaving waste in nature will ensure the efficient use of company resources and increase the company's preferability in international markets. Today, with the increase of environmental destruction, countries have started to bring a green-oriented understanding of their strategic plans and policies. Thanks to the sustainability of the energy resources used, having a lower carbon footprint is important for future generations. In Turkey, it can be said that this understanding has just begun to be applied and that it should produce a policy in a more conscious way. With the introduction of alternative energy sources in Turkey, it is also ensured that the foreign trade deficit of the energy-dependent country is reduced. The country's seasonal availability has expanded its range of uses, making it easier to discover, develop, promote and use renewable energy sources. In addition, the sensitivity of consumers in this regard has started to increase. In this study, renewable energy sources and green logistics relationship were examined in Turkey and Johansen cointegration test and Toda-Yamamoto causality analysis were performed for the period 1990-2019. Johansen cointegration analysis results show a long-term cointegration relationship between variables. In the Toda-Yamamoto causality test applied, a one-way causality relationship has been determined from gross domestic product to the amount of CO2 emissions from the logistics sector. This causality relationship states that economic growth is a variable that affects the amount of carbon emissions. This study also reveals that renewable energy sources should be used in a wider area. Analyzing how it is applied to other sectors, the stages to be followed and its contribution to the economies of the country can be an inspiration for future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]